Qingyedan

Qingyedan

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

Swertia mussotii var. Simao.

[source] it is the whole herb of Swertia mussotii, a Gentianaceae plant.

[plant morphology] Swertia mussotii

Erect herbs, 20-50 cm high. Stem solitary, square, green or purplish red. Leaves distally lanceolate, apically lanceolate, apex 2-5 mm, apex 2-5 mm, apex entire, lanceolate. Cyme; petiole about as long as flower; calyx lobes lanceolate, slightly short pointed; corolla nearly white, 4-lobed, lobes erect, oblong elliptic, with black spots on the inside; stamens about 1 / 2 of corolla, base forming a ring. The flowering period is July.

It grows in sunny grass on hillside. It is distributed in Yunnan, Guangdong and other places.

[collection] collection in summer and autumn. Dry in the sun.

Cold in nature and bitter in taste.

Functions and indications: heat clearing and detoxification, Liver Soothing and stomach strengthening, anti-inflammatory and bactericidal. Treatment of acute icteric hepatitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, cystitis, urethritis, influenza, cold, malaria.

[usage and dosage] oral: decoction, 3-5 yuan.